We use the solution for extended storage or for data. It's a platform that we use for storing documents and migrating proposals. If you want to move a document from one database or person to another, you can use data as a place to hold it and keep it secure.
Software Engineer Trainee at Inaho Digital Solutions
Reliable, not too expensive and able to extend
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is pretty stable."
- "It is complex to set up."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
I like the Drive. It's easy to use.
It is scalable.
The solution is pretty stable.
The product isn't too expensive.
What needs improvement?
The subscription is expensive, and the data on offer can be too small. If you don't have the right size, it will delete what is over the allowed amount. If you go over your allotment, they want you to extend it, and you need to keep paying extra. Otherwise, you lose access to stuff that is over the storage limit.
It is complex to set up.
We'd like Google to add more storage to the license the longer you use it.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used the solution for a while. I've used it since my college days.
Buyer's Guide
Google Cloud
November 2024
Learn what your peers think about Google Cloud. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: November 2024.
816,562 professionals have used our research since 2012.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable as long as you have the right subscription. Every month, you need to make sure you have enough storage.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is scalable for my needs. You do have to pay more to scale. However, it's mostly affordable to do so.
I'm the only user. I use it for my own personal purposes.
How are customer service and support?
I've never used technical support.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I've used Microsoft previously as well.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is not exactly straightforward. It's a bit complex.
You have to be careful you are ensuring enough storage is there or being added. If you don't take a proper subscription, data will be removed.
What about the implementation team?
I can do the deployment by myself.
What was our ROI?
I've not looked into ROI.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
You do need to take a subscription. If you do not, your data can be deleted. You need to keep buying more and more storage as you grow. The licensing is paid by myself monthly.
It's not too expensive. I'd rate it eight out of ten in terms of affordability. The price isn't the factor. The storage is the issue. They need to have more storage available and constantly added.
What other advice do I have?
I'm an end-user.
I am using the latest version of the solution.
I'd recommend the solution to other users. I've recommended it to my colleagues. It's a good way to distribute data.
I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Google
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Information Technology And Services Consultant at Medialogic Studio
User-friendly, easy to configure, and no downtime
Pros and Cons
- "There is no downtime. It is very reliable."
- "Integration is always something that can be improved."
What is our primary use case?
I was investigating a couple of machine learning files and I loaded them into the Google Cloud Platform.
I load and edit notebooks and add more resources to increase computational power. It satisfies the GPUs, basically.
I tend to use their standard configuration and focus on editing the notebooks. I do not use it in a production environment.
How has it helped my organization?
The solution meets my needs for the most part. Everything I need is there, and it has an interface I am familiar with.
What is most valuable?
There is no downtime. It is very reliable.
The UI is very familiar and user-friendly. I like ht interface.
The configurations are very easy.
Also, if you need to increase computational power, you can do so.
I find the system itself to be very convenient.
It is always easy to access.
It's stable and reliable.
The solution scales well.
What needs improvement?
The product is very good. I don't have any notes on areas for improvement.
Integration is always something that can be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used the solution in the last 12 months. I use it very regularly.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is extremely stable. There are no bugs and glitches and there is no downtime. I find it to be extremely reliable. I've never experienced any kind of problems. I'd rate the stability nine out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I'm using the solution in the context of a small company, and I just use it on my laptop. Therefore, I've never pushed scalability to the maximum.
I'd rate the scalability nine out of ten. The level of scalability on offer is very high. It has a lot of computing power.
How are customer service and support?
I've never needed the help of technical support. I cannot comment on their level of service.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have used other solutions in the past and was disappointed with how there was always something not working properly. Also, I did not like how I had to buy credits, which was time-consuming. I had to increase my credit in order to sustain an increase in computing power. Google Cloud is very reliable.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is pretty straightforward. I'd rate it seven or eight out of ten in terms of ease of implementation. It's not overly complex.
It is available on the web. You simply go to Google's website and it is there and accessible.
What other advice do I have?
I'm an end-user.
I am using the latest version of the solution.
I'd advise others to try it out. They can use it with confidence. I'd recommend it to others.
I would rate the product nine out of ten. It's reliable and scalable.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Google
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Buyer's Guide
Google Cloud
November 2024
Learn what your peers think about Google Cloud. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: November 2024.
816,562 professionals have used our research since 2012.
Owner at a insurance company with 11-50 employees
Simple with a straightforwards setup but does not seem to provide virtualization
Pros and Cons
- "Technical support has been good."
- "I find it hard to download items, especially on their operating system."
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution for data. For example, we use it for email and Google Docs and sheets and content of that nature.
What is most valuable?
I find that Google Cloud is easier to understand than other options.
I like its product offering, which is simpler to figure out and automate.
The setup is straightforward.
It is scalable.
The solution is stable.
Technical support has been good.
What needs improvement?
I'm still confused by the usefulness of the cloud and I'm not sure why everyone is moving there. I don't trust the act of sending my company's information to whoever knows where instead of having it safe on my own servers.
I find it hard to download items, especially on their operating system.
The Google operating system leaves a lot to be desired.
It does not seem to provide any virtualization whatsoever.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used the solution for a while.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable and reliable. There are no bugs or glitches and it doesn't crash or freeze.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Cloud providers like Google are designed to be scalable. The issue is you are supposed to be bursting at the seams before you scale and that doesn't make much financial sense.
How are customer service and support?
The customer service is very good.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I'm also familiar with Azure. I've used Microsoft products for ten years or so, however, I find Google to be simpler.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was pretty straightforward and simple.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Pricing is pretty good. However, all cloud products offer pretty close to the same pricing.
What other advice do I have?
I haven't used a lot of cloud products and haven't experimented too much with Google Cloud, beyond playing with Google Workspace.
From what I have experienced, I would rate it seven out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Content Consultant at Zensciences
User-friendly, reliable, and great for collaboration
Pros and Cons
- "The solution is stable and reliable."
- "It would be nice if they could offer more free storage."
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use the solution for sharing resources, including creating folders and sending them to the team so that docs can be loaded in.
What is most valuable?
You can start with 30MB for free. Anybody can get edit access via permissions and people can just start collaborating.
The setup is easy.
The solution is stable and reliable.
It can scale.
The solution is very user-friendly.
What needs improvement?
We'd like to maybe see more integrations in the future.
It would be nice if they could offer more free storage.
The solution could always improve security.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've been using the solution for a long time.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's a stable solution. I'd rate it nine out of ten. The reliability is good, and there are no bugs or glitches.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is great. I'd rate it nine out of ten in terms of being able to expand the product.
We have a few hundred users on the solution currently. We might increase usage sometime in the future.
How are customer service and support?
I've never had to reach out to technical support in the past. It's easy to use, and we haven't had any issues.
How was the initial setup?
It's not complex to set up the solution. The implementation is pretty straightforward. The deployment itself did not take very long. everyone pretty much knows how to use it. There's no real learning curve.
I'm not sure how many people in my company need to maintain the product, if any.
What was our ROI?
I've never looked at the ROI.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I'm not sure what the exact licensing costs are.
What other advice do I have?
I'm not sure which version of the solution we're using.
I'd recommend the solution to others as it is very easy to use and is great for collaboration.
I would rate the solution nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Head of .NET Department at Evozon
A scalable and secure solution that enables users to increase storage based on their needs
Pros and Cons
- "We can increase the storage as we need."
- "The price can be lowered significantly."
What is our primary use case?
The solution is used for storage for disaster recovery. It is used to store all the company data outside the company premises. It is also used for backups, AI processing, and database storage.
How has it helped my organization?
Some services use AI, and we use those services from Google.
What is most valuable?
The protection is good enough. We can increase the storage as we need. The global infrastructure impacts our service availability and latency positively. Some customers want their data stored in Europe. Others need it closer to where the users operate to minimize the latency and lag for accessing the data.
What needs improvement?
The price can be lowered significantly.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for ten years. I am using the latest version of the solution.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The tool is stable. I rate the stability a ten out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The tool is scalable. I rate the scalability a ten out of ten. We have five users in our organization. The users configure and deploy the tool for our customers. It is not for our internal use.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is simple enough if we know what we are doing. After the right amount of training, it's simple. There is a learning curve, but it is not very high or steep. The time taken for deployment depends on the architecture we are deploying.
What about the implementation team?
The deployment was done in-house. We are a software development company. We have in-house personnel for deployments.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
It's not an upfront cost. It grows when we need it to grow and comes down when we need to scale it down. We pay per use monthly.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We also use AWS and Azure. We adapt to products based on our customers’ needs.
What other advice do I have?
People who want to use the tool must analyze their specific case before they commit to a cloud platform. In some cases, one of them might be better than the other. It is not generic. It depends on the use case. Our goal is to help our customers use the service. So, the scalability doesn't help us directly. It helps our customers grow.
There are different use cases. The value for us is that we can offer cloud-agnostic services. Regardless of the customer preference, we can help them configure their cloud systems. Overall, I rate the solution an eight or nine out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Chief Information Security Officer at a government with 10,001+ employees
Cloud infrastructure solution that reduces capital expenditure and offers stability and scalability
Pros and Cons
- "It eliminates capital expenditures and subsequent MNO that we would use to spend on on-prem architectures. That money is funneled towards security and connectivity provisioning."
- "An area of improvement would be in the of managing accounts in terms of what we are using for memory, availability, and monitoring."
How has it helped my organization?
The value for us is the infrastructure as we don't have to host or worry about upgrades. It eliminates capital expenditures and subsequent MNO that we would use to spend on on-prem architectures. That money is funneled towards security and connectivity provisioning. This is a better way of spending money and trying to keep up with the cloud-forward strategy that we have in Oregon.
What needs improvement?
An area of improvement would be in the of managing accounts in terms of what we are using for memory, availability, and monitoring. We want to monitor our SaaS deployment within Google to give our SOC a good idea of what's going on.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using this solution for a couple of years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This is a scalable solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
This solution is worth the money we are paying. I would rate the pricing a three out of five.
What other advice do I have?
From a maintenance perspective, we have cloud architects who are working on what data can go where and what infrastructure we require from the cloud service providers. This is a team of ten.
I would advise others considering this solution to always plan and have a good blocking service before moving anything to the cloud. It is important to complete an evaluation of sing the solution long term and to take cost provisioning, availability of services, cyber security, credibility and compliance into consideration.
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Director Web Technologies at Thapovan Info Systems Inc.
Reasonably pried and pretty secure but we'd like the storage to be increased
Pros and Cons
- "The solution scales well."
- "We'd like the storage to be increased."
What is our primary use case?
We've been using it for a couple of school projects here. We have implemented it for a lot of schools with Google as our infrastructure. They're using Firebase for their data.
What is most valuable?
It's a nice product overall.
The solution scales well.
There's no installation process to contend with.
It is stable.
The pricing overall is very reasonable.
It has been secure overall.
What needs improvement?
Overall, I'm happy with it. It's not missing any features.
We'd like the storage to be increased.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've been using the solution for the last couple of years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is quite good. There are no issues with bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability is awesome. We don't have to do the heavy lifting of maintaining the infrastructure, or anything, as everything is bundled up by Google. We just have to apply a code, and then we have to run it.
We have about 1,000 users on the product right now and plan to increase usage in the future.
How are customer service and support?
Support has been good overall. We have been satisfied with their level of assistance.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We're using Google and Google-related products, including Kubernetes. Those are the current products here.
We were previously using other clouds for other purposes, however, in our latest project, Google Cloud met all of our needs.
How was the initial setup?
There is no installation to speak of as the product is in the cloud.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We pay for the service yearly.
We find it to be cheaper than the competitors. They have a pay-as-you-go model.
What other advice do I have?
I'd recommend the solution to others.
I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Google
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Data Engineer at Astra Welab Digital Arta
Highly efficient tools for personal storage and programming
Pros and Cons
- "It's easy to deploy Google Cloud."
- "The performance after long-term use shows the storage is too full, and I cannot add more storage without paying for it."
What is our primary use case?
For personal storage, Google Workspace, Google portal, Google video, Google file, and Google Cloud Shell for programming language.
What is most valuable?
The services that are the most helpful include Google Portal, Google Video, Google File, and Google Cloud Shell.
What needs improvement?
The performance after long-term use shows the storage is too full, and I cannot add more storage without paying for it. I want to migrate to another solution if I need to pay for additional storage. It would also be enjoyable if there is no HBase in Google Workspace.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Google Cloud for some time and am still using it.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The problem with scaling is that if I add space to Google Cloud, I must pay for it, so I want to migrate to another solution.
How was the initial setup?
It's easy to deploy Google Cloud. The deployment is compatible and efficient.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
If I add up space in Google Cloud, I must pay for it. The pricing of Google Cloud is considered cheap.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I have used Alibaba Cloud and found it more complex compared to Google Cloud, which is more practical.
What other advice do I have?
I recommend Google Cloud to other people.
I'd rate the solution ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Google
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
Last updated: Oct 15, 2024
Flag as inappropriateBuyer's Guide
Download our free Google Cloud Report and get advice and tips from experienced pros
sharing their opinions.
Updated: November 2024
Popular Comparisons
Microsoft Azure
Amazon AWS
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)
Akamai Connected Cloud (Linode)
Alibaba Cloud
SAP S4HANA on AWS
DigitalOcean
SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud
Equinix Metal
Google Compute Engine
Modal Labs
Buyer's Guide
Download our free Google Cloud Report and get advice and tips from experienced pros
sharing their opinions.
Quick Links
Learn More: Questions:
- Which IaaS platform would you choose for an SMB: Google Cloud services, Amazon AWS, or Microsoft Azure?
- Do you recommend getting a skill badge or a certification for Google Cloud?
- In your opinion, will Google Cloud overtake Amazon AWS?
- Compared to similar solutions, is the price of Google Cloud services low or high?
- What is the biggest difference between Google BigQuery and Oracle Database as Service?
- Which Commercial and Open Source Software Do You Recommend for Private Clouds?
- When evaluating Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), what aspect do you think is the most important to look for?
- Gartner's Magic Quadrant for IaaS maintains Amazon Web Service at the top of the Leaders quadrant. Do you agree?
- Pros/cons of Rackspace vs. other leading vendors?
- Which virtualization platform would you recommend to a healthcare company with 1000-5000 employees?